Spring's here again... time for observing some galaxies! As a warm up, I did this sketch of the Leo Triplet. The nice thing about having some aperture at my disposal (plus a more than decent sky) is that the character of each little galaxy begins to leap out at you. They're no longer just "greyish blobs" but show a lot of structure. These three are a nice example and I'll be back with more!

I'm speechless. Its totally amazing how you can render the feel at looking in your scope. The fuzzy edge of your eyepiece add so much to the realism of your sketch. The stars look so real. Its truly impressive.

Beautiful work. An excellent trio in my 8" too tho with less detail obviously. What I like best about the trio is the way one plays off the other visually. In the drawing its obvious but in the eyepiece its cryptic even the way the details morph from uneven light to - in my case - general structures. You've conveyed the glow of the entire field well.